UPL Corp Australia Unveils Thiopron Biofungicide for Grapevines at WineTech 2025

UPL Corp Australia introduced its innovative biofungicide Thiopron at WineTech 2025, held last week in Adelaide. The product launch attracted strong interest from the viticulture community during the premier trade event, which brought together...

Concerns grow over fish farm expansion in WA waters

Traditional owners in Western Australia's far north say they are growing increasingly concerned over seafood giant Tassal's plans to expand its fish farming operation off the remote Kimberley coast. Known for its salmon farming off Tasmania,...

Australia’s courts say climate change is a political problem. The ICJ just made it a legal issue

They were two decisions, from two separate courts, issued both a week and a world apart. One, a class action lawsuit filed in 2021 by a First Nations community in the Torres Strait, alleged the Australian government had failed to meaningfully...

Cow's milk alternative tastes like 'ice cream', sheep dairy farmers say

Did you know sheep's milk is considered to have more nutrients than cow's milk? The sheep dairy industry in Australia is small, particularly when compared to regions like the Mediterranean where sheep's milk and cheese are an integral part of...

Transition Thursday: Australia to lead decarbonisation goals

For this week’s Transition Thursday, several companies have been releasing reports regarding Australia’s resources sector or outlining the environmental progresses on how they are contributing to the energy transition. In PwC Australia’s latest...

South African couple beg to stay in Australia amid fears of racial violence back home: 'Our death sentence'

A hard-working couple face an anxious wait to see if they will be kicked out of the country and forced to return to South Africa. Charné-Lee Gunning, 31, and her fiancé Ivan Strauss, 37, arrived in Australia on visitor visas in December 2018 after...

Average 2024 tax return hits $5,000 for Australian small businesses

Small business owners received an average of $5,000 in tax refunds for the financial year ending June 2024, new data has revealed. Source: Adobe Stock. Small business owners reportedly enjoyed healthy tax refunds for the 2024 financial year. New...

Climate change and farming: New Zealand beef sector likely first in line for emissions-reducing livestock pill

AgriZeroNZ first invested $1.8 million into Ruminant BioTech’s product in April 2023, followed by $4m to accelerate its commercialisation in August. AgriZeroNZ chief executive Wayne McNee said the company was planning a limited release for beef...

NZ & Australia await US tariff hikes

As expected, the Fed kept policy on hold and there were only minor tweaks to the release. There was a nod to growth slowing, noting economic activity “moderated in the first half of the year”, previously characterised as expanding at a solid pace....

Advancing Bushfire Preparedness In Australia

CSIRO Artificial intelligence (AI) can help transform how we understand and respond to the escalating threat of bushfires. We start this journey with the first imagery now available from the proto satellite launched by Muon Space earlier this...

Beef farmers likely first in line for emissions-reducing livestock pill

Photo: RNZ/Susan Murray Industry-government venture AgriZero is hinting that New Zealand beef may be the first agricultural sector to gain access to tools like a new methane-reducing pill for livestock - and soon. Ruminant BioTech was developing a...

German backpacker Carolina Wilga’s van retrieved by Western Australian farmers

Neurodiversity in farming takes centre stage at roundtable

Neurodiversity in agriculture took a significant step forward on 15 July, as industry leaders gathered to shape the next phase of the Level the Field campaign, now in its second year. A coalition of agricultural organisations, farm businesses,...

Report offers insights into crop loss and waste on Australian horticultural farms

Dept of Agriculture The average percentage of crop loss or waste per Australian horticultural farm dropped in 2023-24 and varied significantly depending on crop type, new data collected by ABARES reveals. The report, Crop loss/waste on Australian...

Australia eases restrictions on US beef imports

AUSTRALIA – Australia is relaxing its long-standing rules on beef imports from the United States, a move that may ease trade tensions between the two countries. The Australian agriculture ministry announced the decision on Thursday, stating that...

Ag trade supports farms, communities

Faith Parum American Farm Bureau Federation Trade is a hot topic with a lot of uncertainty. Trade-policy decisions being made in Washington, D.C., will impact farmers and ranchers in the countryside. This Market Intel report is a continuation in a...

3 Australian dividend stocks trading at bargain prices

Image source: Getty Images With the latest inflation data making a RBA cash rate cut more likely next month, I think it's a great time to put money to work into some Australian dividend stocks. The share prices of names like Commonwealth Bank of...

Farmers vow to block access to transmission projects despite legal risks

Farmers are vowing to stop transmission line builders from using their land, despite the threat of large fines and clashes with police. The Victorian government plans to change legislation around land access for transmission project construction,...

Re-imagining ESG to unlock opportunity in agriculture

One of Australian agriculture’s leading thinkers has provided the industry with a bold new way to harness ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) – as a practical business tool, rather than a burdensome compliance exercise. In her Nuffield...

Heather Ewart’s final stop on Australia’s Back Roads

She’s been plonked down in an underground cave beneath the Nullabor, hunted buffalo in the Northern Territory, and left viewers’ eyes popping when she jumped off a bridge in Brunswick Heads. Now, the host of ABC’s Back Roads, Heather Ewart, is...